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- April 8 1924.

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FOOT COTLTTRQL 33GB STEAM SHOVELS.

Application filed September 10, 1923.

(/71 '10]? em v't may concern Be it known that I. lVrnLrAM ONnin. acitizen of the United States of America. residing at Eicienceville, inthe county of Mahoning and State of Ohio. have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Foot Controls for Steam Shovels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to steam shovels and more particularly to levermeans for operating a steam. shovel.

The principal object is to provide an im proved and efficient levermechanism whereby the steam shovel may be more rapidly controlled and atthe same time reducing the number of motions necessary for the operatorto make in controlling the various engines and parts of a device of thischaracter.

A still further object is to provide footcontrol in operating a steamshovel. This footcontrol mechanism is so constructed as to allow ofthree distinct functions that is, when the foot is thrust downwardly aram is turned off and a brake on a drum is set; when the foot is raisedslightly a brake is released on drum; and when foot is further raisedthe ram movement is put in action ready for hoisting.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification, and bespecifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which Fig.1 is an elevation of the device showing certain parts cut away.

Fig. 2 is a detail top plan view loci-ting down on a portion of thelever mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a View taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4: is an end View of a portion of steam shovel showing brake andfriction bands.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 1t of Figure 7.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 5 of Figure 4:.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

By referring to Figure 1 it will be seen that I have provided a footrest 1. This foot rest 1 is secured at the junction of a push-rod 2 anda rocker arm 3. The upper end 4 of the push-rod 2 and the upper end 5 ofthe rocker arm 3 are secured together by means of a hinge pin 6.

Serial No. 661,811.

This rocker arm 3 is pivoted at rest 7 and rocks on a pin 8. This rockerarm 3 is provided with a weght arm 9 carrying a weight 10. The push-rod2 is provided with an adjusting link 11 for the purpose of lengtheningor shortening the same.

By referring to Figures 1, 2, aid 3, it will be seen that the end 12 ofthe push-rod 2 is secured to an arm 13 by means of a pin 14-. The upperend of this arm 13 is keyed to a brake shaft 15 which carries a brakearm 16 which in turn is secured to a brake band 17, functioning on adrum 13. (See Figures 1. 5. and 6.)

A link member 19 is secured at end 20 to the pin 14. The end 21 of thelink member 19 is provided with a slot 22. This end 21 is joined to thelower end of an arm 23 provided with a pin 24 functioning with the slot22. The upper end 25 of the arm 23 is pivotally secured to a frameportion 26 of an ordinary steam shovel, by means of a pivot pin, 27.This arm 23 has attached to it a piston rod 28 at an inner point 29 bymeans of a pivot pin 30.

The device operates as follows By referring to Figure 1 it will be seenthat the weight 10 has brought the foot rest 1 to its maximum upwardposition. The piston rod 28 carrying a piston 31 within a piston chamber32 shows the piston positioned to the left of an outlet steam line 33.The inlet steam line 34:, is brought in at the right end of the chamber32. The steam now is passing through the steam line 33 and down into theend 35 of a piston chamber 36. This piston chamber 36 is secured to agear wheel 43 positioned upon a shaft 44. It will be seen that the steamwill push the piston 37 and the piston rod 38 outwardly and therebymoving arm 39 which is keyed to an eccentric shaft 10, which functionswith a friction band 4-1 thereby set-- ting the friction on a drum 42.

The next movement of the device may take place by pressing the foot rest1 to its extreme lower position. The arm 13 has caused the brake shaft15 to rotate slightly in an anti-clockwise direction thereby setting thebrake band 17. (See Figure 6.) The arm 23 has been swung to the rightcausing the piston 31 to be carried to the right of the outlet steamline 33 which then releases the pressure on the piston 37 and in turnreleases the friction band 41.

The next movement of the device is set in operation by the operator nowallowing the foot rest 1 to come up slightly. The push rod 2 secured tothe arm 13 now causes aslight rotation otthe brake shaft 15 to rotate ina clock-wise movement thereby loosening the brake band 17. A drum 4:5 isnow free from both brake bands 17 and 41 functioning upon the outerdrums 18 and 42 of the drum 45. By referring to Figure 1 it will be seenthat the arm 28 will remain stationary when the slight upward movementis made by the foot rest 1 and connecting parts due to the slot 22termed in the link member 19, which allows a pin 2% to travel in thisslot 22 until the right end of the slot 22 has been reached. At thattime the pin 24 engages the inner end of the slot 22 and will actuatethe arm 23 as above described when the foot rest is allowedto come 20 toits highest upward position.

What I claim is A device of the class described, a rocker arm a weightsecured to one end of said rocker arm, a foot rest secured at the otherend 01 said rocker arm, a push rod hinged to said rocker arm underneaththe foot rest, the other end of said push rod pivotally secured to anarm, said arm functioning with a brake shaft, an arm having its upperend secured to -frame work of a device described, the lower end of saidarm carrying a pin, a link member secured to the brake shaft andprovided with a slot functioning with said pin, a piston rod pivotallysecured to said rod which. arm is attached below the pivot point or saidarm, substantially as de scribed for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM ONEIL.

Witnesses C. A. HARPMAN, WM. HERMAN.

